Highlights of Fiscal Year 2006 Giving

TOTAL GIVING
In fiscal year 2006 (July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006) the UI Foundation received $80.9 million in outright gifts and $88.2 million in future commitments (pledges, trusts, bequests) from 68,126 contributors -- more than $190 million in total productivity.

CONTRIBUTORS
The $80.9 million received outright came from 68,126 contributors, including 33,063 alumni; 32,982 non-alumni; and from 2,081 businesses, foundations, and other organizations. More than 2,500 University of Iowa faculty and staff made gifts in fiscal 2006.

USE OF OUTRIGHT GIFTS
Contributors directed their outright gifts ($80.9 million) to programs and projects campus-wide, including to student support (17%); faculty support (13.3%); capital support (10.9%); program support (58.3%); and unrestricted support to the UI (0.5%).

REPEAT DONORS
More than 23,000 contributors gave to the Foundation twice or more during the year, bringing the total number of individual gifts received to 125,378. Alumni and friends from every state and from 25 other countries sent gifts to the UI Foundation in fiscal 2006.

PRESIDENTS CLUB
The total number of individuals and organizations in the honor club for the University's most generous contributors reached 5,826. This figure includes 175 Presidents Club Gold members ($1 million or more in cumulative outright or deferred support) and 442 Presidents Club Silver members ($250,000 - $999,999 in cumulative outright or deferred support). Although 2,558 Presidents Club members are Iowans, members also hail from 49 states and nine countries. Learn more about the Presidents Club.

Please note: Information and statistics for other years may be found on the Annual Statistics/Rankings index page.